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Peter R. Kowey is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States and has an extensive research background in medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research portfolio includes over 200 publications, predominantly in the field of medicine and more specifically in cardiology and cardiovascular topics.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, economics and econometrics, general health professions, and internal medicine. Their main research topics center on atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, and cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. Additional areas of study include cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, cardiovascular syncope and autonomic disorders, health systems with a focus on economic evaluations and quality of life, and venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management.

Peter R. Kowey has published extensively in several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Jonathan P. Piccini (32 publications)
  • James A. Reiffel (28 publications)
  • Kenneth W. Mahaffey (19 publications)
  • A. John Camm (18 publications)
  • Bernard J. Gersh (15 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Initial Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures," 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Arrhythmias Other Than Atrial Fibrillation in Those With an Irregular Pulse Detected With a Smartwatch: Findings From the Apple Heart Study," 2021, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • "Shared decision-making in atrial fibrillation: patient-reported involvement in treatment decisions," 2020, European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
  • "Self-administered intranasal etripamil using a symptom-prompted, repeat-dose regimen for atrioventricular-nodal-dependent supraventricular tachycardia (RAPID): a multicentre, randomised trial," 2023, The Lancet
  • "Risk of major cardiovascular and neurologic events with obstructive sleep apnea among patients with atrial fibrillation," 2020, American Heart Journal

Best Publications

  • Dual-chamber pacing or ventricular backup pacing in patients with an implantable defibrillator: the Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator (DAVID) Trial.

    Bruce L. Wilkoff;James R. Cook;Andrew E. Epstein;Leon Greene

  • A Calcium Antagonist vs a Non-Calcium Antagonist Hypertension Treatment Strategy for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease The International Verapamil-Trandolapril Study (INVEST): A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Carl J. Pepine;Eileen M. Handberg;Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff;Ronald G. Marks

  • Large-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation

    Marco V Perez;Kenneth W Mahaffey;Haley Hedlin;John S Rumsfeld

  • Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial

    Douglas L. Packer;Daniel B. Mark;Richard A. Robb;Kristi H. Monahan

  • Dronedarone for maintenance of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation or flutter

    Bramah N. Singh;Stuart J. Connolly;Denis Roy;Peter R. Kowey

  • Consensus recommendations for the management of chronic heart failure: Introduction

    Milton Packer;Jay N. Cohn;William T. Abraham;Wilson S. Colucci

  • Should a Moratorium Be Placed on Sublingual Nifedipine Capsules Given for Hypertensive Emergencies and Pseudoemergencies

    Ehud Grossman;Franz H. Messerli;Tomasz Grodzicki;Peter Kowey

  • Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration

    Ben Freedman;John Camm;Hugh Calkins;Jeffrey S Healey

  • Effect of Epicardial or Biventricular Pacing to Prolong QT Interval and Increase Transmural Dispersion of Repolarization Does Resynchronization Therapy Pose a Risk for Patients Predisposed to Long QT or Torsade de Pointes

    Victor A. Medina-Ravell;Ramarao S. Lankipalli;Gan-Xin Yan;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Off-Label Dosing of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants and Adverse Outcomes: The ORBIT-AF II Registry.

    Benjamin A. Steinberg;Benjamin A. Steinberg;Benjamin A. Steinberg;Peter Shrader;Laine Thomas;Jack Ansell

  • The ORBIT bleeding score: a simple bedside score to assess bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation

    Emily C. O'Brien;Da Juanicia N. Simon;Laine E. Thomas;Elaine M. Hylek

  • Ventricular repolarization components on the electrocardiogram ☆: Cellular basis and clinical significance

    Gan-Xin Yan;Ramarao S Lankipalli;James F Burke;Simone Musco

  • Effects of captopril on ischemic events after myocardial infarction. Results of the Survival and Ventricular Enlargement trial. SAVE Investigators.

    J D Rutherford;M A Pfeffer;L A Moyé;B R Davis

  • Rationale and design of a large-scale, app-based study to identify cardiac arrhythmias using a smartwatch: The Apple Heart Study.

    Mintu P. Turakhia;Mintu P. Turakhia;Manisha Desai;Haley Hedlin;Amol Rajmane

  • Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Intravenous Amiodarone and Bretylium in the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent, Hemodynamically Destabilizing Ventricular Tachycardia or Fibrillation

    Peter R. Kowey;Joseph H. Levine;John M. Herre;Antonio Pacifico

  • Phase 2 early afterdepolarization as a trigger of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in acquired long-QT syndrome : direct evidence from intracellular recordings in the intact left ventricular wall

    Gan-Xin Yan;Ying Wu;Tengxian Liu;Jixin Wang

  • Does Tpeak–Tend provide an index of transmural dispersion of repolarization?

    Charles Antzelevitch;Serge Sicouri;José M. Di Diego;Alexander Burashnikov

  • Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of prophylactic drug therapy in preventing supraventricular arrhythmia early after coronary artery bypass grafting.

    Peter R. Kowey;Joan E. Taylor;Seth J. Rials;Roger A. Marinchak

  • Dose-Ranging Study of Intravenous Amiodarone in Patients With Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

    Melvin M. Scheinman;Joseph H. Levine;David S. Cannom;Ted Friehling

  • Conversion efficacy and safety of intravenous ibutilide compared with intravenous procainamide in patients with atrial flutter or fibrillation.

    Annabelle S Volgman;Peter A Carberry;Bruce Stambler;William R Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Piccini
Jonathan P. Piccini Duke University
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Bernard J. Gersh
Bernard J. Gersh Mayo Clinic
Elaine M. Hylek
Elaine M. Hylek Boston University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Larry A. Allen
Larry A. Allen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Daniel E. Singer
Daniel E. Singer Harvard University
Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente
Michael D. Ezekowitz
Michael D. Ezekowitz Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

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